Prosecutors launch probe into CHP leader's allegations

By Zafer Fatih Beyaz and Baris Kilic

ANKARA (AA) - Prosecutors in the Turkish capital have launched an investigation into Turkey's main opposition leader over his allegations of irregular money transfers to an overseas company.

The Ankara Public Prosecutor’s Office said they have initiated an investigation over Republican People's Party (CHP) leader Kemal Kilicdaroglu's speech in parliament this Tuesday saying that money was transferred irregularly to Bellway Ltd, an overseas company.

Though Kilicdaroglu claimed that he had official receipts and memos related to the transaction, said the office, company officials have denied the documents' authenticity, said the statement.

The office also demanded that CHP headquarters send all documents related to the allegations to the office under Article 332 of the Turkish Procedural Code.

On Tuesday, Kilicdaroglu also presented documents he claimed were evidence of his claims that relatives of President Recep Tayyip Erdogan had money abroad.

Erdogan firmly denied the accusations, urging Kilicdaroglu to share the documents with the media. Erdogan's lawyer also called on Kilicdaroglu to file a legal complaint regarding his accusation and submit the documents to prosecutors.

But CHP spokesperson Bulent Tezcan on Wednesday said the party would neither file a legal complaint nor share the documents with the media.